. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 1313. GERANIUM JEAN VIAUD. rooted and ready to ship, when they are wrapped in a bundle of about 25 with wet moss at the roots. Where the business of growing and shipping 2-inch pot plants is carried on, the stock is grown the same way as for the cutting trade. Cuttings are prepared in the same way, but instead of putting them on the cutting bench they are firmly potted in 2-inch pots in a light sandy loam that is not as wet; they are then taken directly to the greenhouse and given a tho
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 1313. GERANIUM JEAN VIAUD. rooted and ready to ship, when they are wrapped in a bundle of about 25 with wet moss at the roots. Where the business of growing and shipping 2-inch pot plants is carried on, the stock is grown the same way as for the cutting trade. Cuttings are prepared in the same way, but instead of putting them on the cutting bench they are firmly potted in 2-inch pots in a light sandy loam that is not as wet; they are then taken directly to the greenhouse and given a thorough watering which, if properly done, will not have to be repeated for at least 10 days when the cuttings should be showing roots through the soil to the edge of the pot; they are then watered and picked over and all the dead leaves and litter removed. In about three or four weeks the plants are ready for ship- ment; they are knocked out of the pots, about one third of the soil re- moved and wrapped two or three to- gether in a bundle with moss at the roots. Whenever the weather will permit they arc shipped packed up- right in slatted boxes; in the winter they are packed laying down in a paper-lined box, in this manner they will carry several days in good con- dition. NEW AND OLD VAKIETIES. A quarter of a century ago we had our Queen of the West, single Gen- eral Grant, known generally as the light single red, and the dark single red, then we had our dark red, the brick red, light pink, and deep pink, single and double Dryden and such appellations as in our own estimation best suited the special variety. On few places was there any at- tempt at proper nomenclature so that the result was confusion in the ex- treme when new stock was needed. and the confusion became even greater when stock was sold. We are glad to note that this condition of affairs is to a great extent being remedied and that nearly everywhere geraniums are grown under their proper name. Among those whic
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